Day 350 – Jersey City, NJ to Half Moon Bay Marina, Croton-on-Hudson, NY - June 20, 2012

We had an easy travel day – 32 miles up the Hudson River.  The first few miles as we traveled along the shore of the island of Manhattan were a bit ugly.  The ferry traffic in this area is significant and no one pays any attention to their wake.  The shores are sheet pile walls, so the waves just keep reflecting back into the river.  Fortunately it wasn’t long before the ferry traffic thinned out and the river got quite calm.

The humidity is extremely high today (with predictions of temperatures in the high 90’s before the day ends) so although I took lots of pictures, they aren’t crisp and clear and beautiful – they are a bit hazy.

The scenery certainly changed after we passed under the George Washington Bridge.  The west side of the river is the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey (and then New York).  The park is over fifteen miles long with beautiful rock cliffs, some as tall as 500 feet, and miles of unspoiled woods.  The Hudson River here is wide and the travel is easy and relaxing.  We keep an eye out for freighters and tows, but the wide river makes encounters relatively uneventful.

We arrive at the marina around noon and get the boat plugged in so that we can get the air conditioner running – we saw 99 degrees on the back porch this afternoon.  It is absolutely sweltering and it is difficult to even be outside.  We spend the rest of the day catching up on inside tasks where thanks to the air conditioner, the temperature and humidity are much lower. 
 
            Miles: 31.7      Bridges: 2        Locks: 0

it is definitely hazy, but it isn't hard to identify the
Empire State Building

a New York Fire Department fire boat

the Space Shuttle Enterprise is joining the displays at the Intrepid Sea,
Air and Space Museum

even under cover, you can tell it is a Space Shuttle

the Concord at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum

the George Washington Bridge

a small red lighthouse under the east tower of the George
Washington Bridge

the Harlem River joins the Hudson River - the Henry Hudson Bridge
in the background with an open railroad bridge in the foreground

the Palisades - it is amazing the damage an avalanche can do



Something Special approaching the Tappan Zee Bridge

an abandon lighthouse near Kingsland Point

looking across the Hudson at the sunset - the humidity in the air makes the
sky a really unusual color

the sun continues to sink behind the hills

almost gone, but still amazing looking